Roadrunners claim Region Championship

The 18^th ranked State Fair Community College (SFCC) Roadrunners cross country team won the Region 16 Division II Championship on Friday, Oct. 27 at Smith-Cotton High School in Sedalia. SFCC hosted the Region Cross Country Championships for the first time in history of the program.

Josh Schaffart won the individual championship covering the 8K course in a time of 27:43.31. Justin Horn finished second with a time of 28:09.17. Guadalupe Rodriguez placed fifth with a time of 29:32.76. David Leon finished sixth with a time of 30:55.99. Kaiden Smith placed seventh with a time of 31:16.78. Mario Nunez finished eighth with a time of 31:51.61. Nickolas Crowell placed ninth with a time of 31:58.34. Noah Holtmeyer finished 10^th with a time of 32:50.48. Gavin Zumwalt finished 11^th with a time of 33:16.71.

"Our men's team followed our women's team with another solid race," said Assistant Coach Cooper Pauley. "Everyone got into their necessary spots early on and fought hard to keep position while competing against a tough Region field. Despite the hilly course, we had multiple men record personal records or be very close to their 8K best."

Schaffart and Horn earned All-Region honors for SFCC.

David Rohrbach

SFCC Athletics